U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 4, 2020 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 170,050,000 broilers, a 4-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 4-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 5-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States.

U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
Week ending Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed Broilers slaughtered
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
– 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
February
22 239,402
103
190,275
103
237,501 106 189,728 105 169,956 106
29 241,143
104
190,863
104
239,306 105 190,799 104 170,749 105
March
7 239,526
103
189,882
103
238,819 104 191,227 104 170,274 106
14 240,184
103
191,060
103
236,829 104 188,943 103 170,974 106
21 238,844
104
191,626
104
239,368 105 191,456 104 171,690 107
28 239,462
103
190,915
103
237,441 104 189,981 104 169,683 105
April    
4



240,683 105 191,781 104  170,050 104